16 Falling Maple City

In an open space a distance away from Polar Star Academy, a man and a woman stood proudly, looking at Li Jiye being surrounded by the crowd. The woman slowly shook her head, and the man let out a slightly regretful sigh.

"The pharmacy skill… It's just a trivial trick in the final analysis. Li Jiye is not bad, but it's a pity that his skill is only limited to the C-level. I'm afraid that his maximum potential is to be a Tier 4 martial artist. What a great pity…"

Li Jiye was too far away to hear their words. Furthermore, he was physically and mentally exhausted after sending away the guests, so how could he have the energy to care about these things? He was about to return to his room to rest when he saw a young man in a Polar Star Academy uniform walking towards him along with two acquaintances.

Li Jiye was stunned for a moment before he greeted the two mentors.

"Teacher Grasse, Teacher Daphne, why are you here? This is…"

Daphne smiled at Li Jiye.

"Li Jiye, he's your senior, Edward, a Tier 3 pharmacist. I heard that you've blazed a new trail and developed new medicines. He was very curious and begged Teacher Grasse all morning to find me, in hopes that I could introduce him to you, the genius pharmacist student."

Grasse was now looking at Li Jiye with a much gentler expression. He reached out to pat the young man's shoulder before nodding at Li Jiye.

"Pharmacist is very different from martial artist, but they can still be regarded as a respected profession nonetheless. Edward is similar to you in terms of martial arts. At only 19 years old, he's already a Tier 2 pharmacist and has rare talent in it. Li Jiye, I hope you two can learn from each other."

Li Jiye's eyes lit up when he heard this. Turning to Edward, he found that the young man with tidy clothes and golden hair really had the Pharmacist title.

Human: Edward

Skills: C-level Earth Element, Tier 3 Pharmacy

Realm: Tier 2 Warrior (Low-level)

Martial Arts: Flying Sand Rolling Pebbles (D-level martial art), Quicksand Legs (C-level martial art)

"Senior Edward, I look forward to learning from your advice!"

Li Jiye's replication skill had already been reset, but he had yet to find a skill he wanted to copy. Therefore, Edward's sudden active appearance surprised him in a good way.

"I'm not sure I can advise you, but we can study the refining method of medicines together in the future."

Smiling brightly, Edward reached out to shake Li Jiye's hand. A message immediately appeared in the latter's mind.

"Ding. Congratulations on your successful replication of the skill, Pharmacy!"

At the same time, Li Jiye also felt like his previous pharmacy skill had undergone some changes.

Pharmacy Skill (Tier 2) (Complete)

Pharmacy: Create Tier 2 or lower medicines that have already been formulated

Identification: Identify medicines Tier 2 or below

Analysis: When identifying Tier 2 or lower medicaments, the ingredients can be analyzed to summarize the refining method

This information that appeared out of thin air in his mind even contained a few rather complicated formulations that he had never encountered before. He counted more than ten kinds of medicines with different effects, including the agility potion and the Tier 2 promotion potion, which he had used before. It also included Tier 2 healing potions, energy-replenishing potions, and so on.

Once the information in his mind disappeared instantly, he couldn't conceal the joy bursting in his heart and grinned wholeheartedly. Thankfully, in the eyes of Edward and the two mentors, he seemed to be joyous about being a senior pharmacist.

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Unlike the harmonious atmosphere in Polar Star City, Falling Maple City, which was a hundred miles away, wasn't so peaceful.

With a high-pitched blow of the rallying horn, hundreds of Tauren warriors lined up a few kilometers outside of Falling Maple City. Dressed in chainmail armor, they stood in a row, their hands flashing deadly weapons.

"The Tauren tribe's glory is inviolable! Just a few days ago, a royal descendant of the Kucha tribe was murdered by a vile human! The hands of humans have been stained with Tauren blood! We must let them pay for their blood crimes!"

Wearing a red cloth strap tied to his horns and raising a humongous mace, Odyssey shouted loudest among the rough and powerful voices of the Taurens. The warriors raised their weapons in sync to the chanting, filling the surrounding areas of Falling Maple City with their howling.

In Falling Maple City, only two people were in the City Lord's relatively empty mansion.

The leader of the city defense army, Molde, was pacing like an ant on a hot pan at this time. Opposite him stood the commander of the border, Gamma the mercenary. This mercenary commander also looked extremely anxious.

"There are at least five hundred Tauren warriors outside, and most of them are Tier 2 or 3 warriors. The entire city defense army of Falling Maple City only has fifty people. People whose strengths are obviously unevenly matched to theirs. How are we to fight this battle?"

The roaring sounds of the Taurens came from outside the city, their bellowing voices mixed with an inexplicable sense of power. Although the two in the City Lord's mansion were already Tier 3 martial artists, they were caught up in the moment, and their bodies were trembling as one.

"Where's the City Lord? Where's the City Lord of Falling Maple City?"

Frowning, Gamma turned to look inside the City Lord's mansion. Unexpectedly, Molde angrily scolded him the moment he asked this question.

"Before the Taurens even assembled, that villain had already abandoned the city and fled!"

The two of them fell silent for a long time. The Falling Maple City was located on the borders, and the only thing close to it was Glimmer City, a city known for business dealings with Orcs. Moreover, Glimmer City was just a hinterland that allowed humans to remain connected with the Demonic Beast Mountain Range, so it was almost impossible to hope for reinforcements to come from them.

After a long time, Gamma suddenly clapped his hands.

"Now that it has come to this… We only have one way out!"

Stunned, Molde glanced at Gamma's dignified expression and realized that he seemed to be grasping at straws as well.

"What is it?"

Gamma took a deep breath and reached out to point at a place outside Falling Maple City.

"Don't forget… Just a day's travel away, there's a martial arts holy land that has cultivated countless military geniuses."

A few gleams of light burst from Molde's eyes and he immediately blurted out a name.

"You mean… Polar Star Academy?"

A day later, several instructors of Polar Star Academy gathered the students in their class with solemn expressions.

Li Jiye was among them.